SHIP provides safe harbor for seniors

Program assesses at-home risks, passes along useful information

1:37 AM,
Mar. 28, 2014

Glenda Cornett, a Chillicothe fire inspector, shows Joycelyn 'Susie' Gallaugher how to operate a fire extinguisher that was installed in her utility room during Thursday's Senior Home Inspection Program visit.

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An eastside family has an extra layer of security after a local program aimed at helping senior citizens assessed and addressed safety issues at the home.

Joycelyn "Susie" Gallaugher was no stranger to the Senior Home Inspection Program, which went through her home Thursday adding things such as nightlights, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and nonslip backing to a kitchen rug. She had SHIP come to assess her former home and wanted them back after moving a few months ago.

"I think they're wonderful. I would ask them in again in a heartbeat," she said. ...